By Anna Menta Published July 7, 2026, 3:30 p.m. ET The people in charge over at Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies hate making money, apparently. Why else would they be making the unforced error of a rushed, streaming release for the highly anticipated Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender movie? Earlier today, Entertainment Weekly broke the news that the upcoming animated Avatar: The Last Airbender movie—an animated film featuring Aang and friends as adults, conceived by OG series co-creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino—would be released on streaming on Paramount+ in a little over two weeks time, on July 25. That’s about two-and-a-half months sooner than the previously-announced release date, on October 9, 2026. And despite initial plans for a theatrical run, Avatar Aang